Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.4° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
0.5
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
900
685
505
395
332
277
205
205
165
134
122
173
23
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
55
S
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:01AM3.31m
4:20PM3.07m
4:52AM3.07m
5:10PM2.87m
5:58AM2.80m
6:16PM2.68m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.45m
10:34PM0.47m
11:02AM0.75m
11:29PM0.67m
12:03PM1.05m
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Temp °C
15
14
13
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
15
11
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
10
11
8
7
6
6
6
4
7
6
5
9
10
10
8
6
9
10
10
8
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